Documentary Short Movies

  • 1941
    More Dangerous Than Dynamite

    More Dangerous Than Dynamite

    More Dangerous Than Dynamite

    3.71941HD

    A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

    More Dangerous Than Dynamite
  • 2026
    DASMA '96

    DASMA '96

    DASMA '96

    102026HD

    In 1996, in rural Albania, one of the first weddings recorded on video after the fall of communism captures a society at a moment of economic,...

    DASMA '96
  • 2018
    Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide

    Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide

    Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide

    102018HD

    An up-to-date look at Youth Suicide with an examination of the warning signs, statistics and causes, along with possible ways teachers and parents...

    Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide
  • 2024
    Landscape of our Body

    Landscape of our Body

    Landscape of our Body

    02024HD

    As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...

    Landscape of our Body
  • 1919
    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 23rd, 1919.

    Glorious Versailles
  • 1905
    Falls of the Rhine by Moonlight

    Falls of the Rhine by Moonlight

    Falls of the Rhine by Moonlight

    01905HD

    A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

    Falls of the Rhine by Moonlight
  • 1913
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    01913HD

    The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn
  • 2018
    WORK

    WORK

    WORK

    02018HD

    Witness the world of two sex workers in Toronto, who share their experiences in the industry and discuss the emotional labour involved in responding...

    WORK
  • 1991
    Dancing Outlaw

    Dancing Outlaw

    Dancing Outlaw

    7.51991HD

    This documentary short, produced for West Virginia public TV's "Different Drummer" series, introduces us to Jesco White, a hard-living, tap-dancing...

    Dancing Outlaw
  • 1986
    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

    2.11986HD

    Joan Braderman talks about and appears in front of a projected version of the soap opera Dynasty.

    Joan Does Dynasty
  • 2024
    Odd One Out

    Odd One Out

    Odd One Out

    02024HD

    'Odd One Out' is a 15 minute, short coming of age documentary, about the Head Designer & Co-owner of the OSCAR & BAFTA winning prosthetics,...

    Odd One Out
  • 1904
    Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak

    Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak

    Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
  • 2023
    Femme

    Femme

    Femme

    02023HD

    Thea’s life is changed when she receives an unexpected call from her childhood ‘friend’, May. Memories of the past with May shake...

    Femme
  • 2002
    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    02002HD

    A documentary about Ratchet and Clank.

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank
  • 2015
    Little Blue Box

    Little Blue Box

    Little Blue Box

    02015HD

    Some 1960s hackers known as phone phreaks found a way to avoid long-distance charges. Two of those phreaks just happened to be students named Steve...

    Little Blue Box
  • 1896
    A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne

    A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne

    A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne

    01896HD

    A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to...

    A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne
  • 1999
    The Tower of Babel

    The Tower of Babel

    The Tower of Babel

    01999HD

    A documentary focusing on Polish 60-year-old Henryk Kowalczyk who is deaf-blind and being taught sculpture. Working with clay and other materials is...

    The Tower of Babel
  • 1979
    When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time

    When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time

    When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time

    91979HD

    Documentary about a man remembering his struggles while floating on a boat down a river.

    When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time
  • 2022
    Guerrilla Habeas

    Guerrilla Habeas

    Guerrilla Habeas

    02022HD

    GUERRILLA HABEAS tells their inspiring yet maddening tale, as they rescue a few and many others are swept up by the system.

    Guerrilla Habeas
  • 1984
    From You were Black You were Out

    From You were Black You were Out

    From You were Black You were Out

    01984HD

    About the black community in Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill which grew up in the 1950s. “No Irish, no coloured, no dogs" read the rooms-to-let...

    From You were Black You were Out